president’s message
by Joe Kahre
T
oday we find ourselves living in a very
different world than most of us grew
up in. To me, the most glaring of
course is the technology, social media, and
the way of communication (boy, were those
party lines fun to play on with the neighbor
ladies). We see a significant difference in
work ethics, outlooks, expectations, and attitudes. There is a sense of entitlement that
many possess that was not present in former
years, a search for shortcuts and the expectation and supposed need of immediate
gratification. I see this in my day to day life
in relation to my profession. I see it in the
stores, restaurants, in social gatherings, and
of course, I see it in OUR AMHA. We can
all agree that there are good as well as undesirable results from these “advancements.”
It is up to us to channel, choose, and capitalize on the positives and make those work
for US.
Along with all these things, it seems that
everything today needs a label, a title, or an
identification. We have people in all walks of
life that have what I, for the sake of explanation, will label: “Me/I syndrome”. “Me/I”
have become the foremost important thing.
Decisions are based upon how this impacts
“me/I”. Rules are violated because “me/I”
find them unimportant. Where time, energy, and talents are utilized it can be first
and foremost revolving around “me/I”. All
of us could make lists about how we see this
where OUR Association is concerned. More
often than not, good old fashioned manners,
respect, and consideration are put aside for
this “me/I” syndrome.
I challenge each of you members of AMHA
to put the foremost effort into strengthening and developing a “WE/US/OUR”
syndrome. When making decisions let’s all
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think first about the Association, the other
members that are enjoying the same love of
Miniature horses, and OUR positive progression. IF this is put into proper balance I
am more than certain that we will see a huge
benefit that will then come to the “me/I”
members.
In this position that I respectfully accepted
by OUR members I am trying very diligently to be positive, move forward, work
on advancements, and help make the BEST
AMHA for YOU that WE can make. I will
be honest in saying that every phone call,
email, text, and facebook message I receive
about some negative situation takes away
from my time and energies for good and
positive work. Saying that it is a frustration
would be an understatement. Interestingly
enough, most of these problems all go back
to the “me/I” syndrome.
In my youth, I hated sports, wasn’t good at
them, and was always picked last for teams
at recess or in P.E. class. UNTIL we played
Red Rover. Now mind you I was a farm
boy who was always on a horse, always doing chores, throwing hay, milking, shoveling manure, and everything else that goes
along with making a chunky lad who had
to wear those ole “husky” jeans, a strong
one! Well, no one was getting through my
link in that line, and the other team wasn’t
going to call me over because they knew I
was going to bust through. As in the days
of Red Rover let’s “link our arms together”
and hold tight to the high standards of excellence that AMHA has been known for and
recognized with over the decades. Let US
all please work together as WE are trying to
make OUR AMHA as GREAT as ever! WE
can do this!
Stay positive, be respectful and think “We/
Us/Our” That IS what AMHA is……it is
US dedicated to our small equine.